Piano Forte Music School (we offer private online piano and music lessons)
“We wanted instructor that could teach my sons (5 and 8 at the time) to become the best pianists and musicians they can be, without hurting their love of music. My older son had outgrown his last (wonderful) school, and we needed someone who was skilled enough to instruct him for years down the road. And of course, because my boys are still children, we needed someone patient and kind.
Teacher Marie is that piano teacher.
She as the technical chops: studied at the Tchaikovsky College of Music, MA at CSU Long Beach, followed by 15 years of teaching. Just as importantly though, she's kind, engaging and patient while still correcting and teaching my kids with gentle firmness -- she really seems to know and appreciate them as inidividuals.
My wife is the musician in the family, and she also tells me that the curriculum they're working from is an excellent one, and far better than the one my wife started with.
Her studio is a bright airy space surrounded by a garden in a quiet neighborhood. She holds recitals for her students (which we like) and supports her students in achieving music exam certifications (which Marie allows parents to opt out).
It's been over a year now, and the boys have grown so much in that time with Marie.”
